AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Suffolk Council awarded a brewery-services contract for The Apex & Athenaeum in Bury St Edmunds to GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED. The contract record is active and explicitly records signature and a start date of 16 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, was made to GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED following an open procedure.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT) for an initial term to 31 August 2029, with a stated one-year option.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 500000 GBP · Active
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Verified supplier identity is GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED (Companies House number 03298903). Award 1 names this supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 linked to award 1 has a £500,000 excluding-VAT value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence15 April 2026
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Release history records tender notice 034100-2026 dated 2026-04-15.
Award notice published
99% confidence3 June 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 052526-2026 dated 2026-06-03.
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned of 2026-10-16 and includes a document typed contractSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-16.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 and contract 1 are both recorded with status active.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Release history records contract details notice 098687-2026 dated 2026-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£500,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 500000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£600,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 600000 GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidencePublished at contract/award level for the single recorded award and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates only to lot 1. No separate lot-value field is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial tender submission deadline
96% confidence15 May 2026, 15:00
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The tender description states that submissions were due by 1500 hours on 15 May 2026.
Award date
99% confidence3 June 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-06-03.
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-16.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-08-31.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence31 August 2030
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2030-08-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of brewery services at The Apex & Athenaeum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Tender title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 55000000 — Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
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Award item 1 includes this additional CPV classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot: lot 1
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Tender data lists lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 relate to it.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKH14, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 specifies delivery address region UKH14 and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders received and evaluation outcomes are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence16 October 2026 to 31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne-year option, to be reviewed
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true; renewal description states 'One year option to be reviewed'.
Maximum term endpoint
99% confidence31 August 2030
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-08-31.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot service award
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One award relates to only lot 1 and names one supplier; one linked contract is published.
Published value basis
99% confidence£500,000 excluding VAT and £600,000 including VAT
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Contract 1 publishes both net amount and gross amount.
Timing observation
99% confidenceThe recorded award date precedes the recorded signing and start date by more than four months
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Award date is 3 June 2026; contract signature and start are both 16 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed using matching Companies House number 03298903 and returned verified company name GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED.
Lifecycle quality
99% confidenceContract conclusion is explicitly supported
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The contract record is active, contains a dateSigned, and links to a contractSigned document.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title or description
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Lot record contains no title or description.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or award rationale is provided.
Pricing limitation
99% confidenceNo pricing breakdown or separate lot value is published
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Only contract-level net and gross values are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title or description.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation scores and award rationale.
- No pricing breakdown or separately stated lot value is published.
- No published timetable is provided for reviewing or exercising the one-year option.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Suffolk CouncilGREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITEDGreene Kingbrewery servicesThe ApexAthenaeumBury St Edmundspublic contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the West Suffolk Council brewery services contract?
GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £500,000 excluding VAT and £600,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 16 October 2026 and is scheduled to end on 31 August 2029, with a stated one-year option that could extend the maximum end date to 31 August 2030.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signing date of 16 October 2026 and includes a document classified as a signed contract.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.